Updated Oct 2010
Samba Resources
- http://www.uksamba.org/ UK Samba Association, the UK affiliation for samba groups
- http://www.users.zetnet.co.uk/mally/samba/, Samba in Britain and Ireland, UK sambistas' resource site
- http://www.earplugshop.com/, Earplugs for various needs.
Links
Funding
Awards For All, without which we would not exist - funded us back in 2007-8
The Arts Council, another lottery funded organisationDesign:
Other Samba Bands and Friends
Health and Hearing Protection
NOTE: At one of our practice sessions a noise level of approximately 110db was measured. Try these...
Last but not least, a big Thankyou to Cherry for
designing the band logo. Please contact: cherry@cherrystokesdesign.co.uk
for your design needs, she is the best xxx
Ziriguidum, the UK Monobloco project for sambistas in the South West of England and South Wales, www.ziriguidum.co.uk.
Ziriguidum's mission is to teach the repetoire of
Monobloco to experienced / talented players and leaders in the South West. Over
the past few years the Rio based carnival bloco and touring group Monobloco have
built up a reputation in as one of the finest performing groups in the genre of
Samba and Carnival music from Brazil. As part of the groups legacy there are
several education projects across the UK where students are studying and
performing their music. Course tutor John Paul Courtney is an experienced
percussion teacher. Having performed with Monobloco in the UK & Brazil he is
now an official Monobloco teacher in the UK. During 2008/9 Ziriguidum worked
towards performances with the other UK & Ireland Monobloco projects in Luton
in May 2009 and at the Thames Festival, London, in September. In January 2010
some particpants played with the Monobloco at Fundição Progresso in Lapa, Rio de
Janeiro during carnaval. Plans are underway for performances in 2010 in the UK
with other Monobloco UK students at Luton carnival in May & at the Rhythms
of the World festival in Hitchin in July. Workshops are held every 3 to 4 weeks
in Bristol and run for 5 hours. The group is made up of players from groups in
Bath, Birmingham, Bournemouth, Cardiff, Gloucester, Manchester, Stroud, Swansea
and, of course, Bristol.
On this page, links to other samba bands in the UK, especially Ziriguidum who have done great work in educating us about Rio Samba. Also, Funding info, Hearing protection advice, and design from Cherry.
